Currently based mainly in France, at the ETC Academy in Cannes, where she trains alongside several touring pros, including Daniil Medvedev
Introduced to tennis by her mother Natalia Kazakova, who was her coach until the age of 14
Studied at the meteor sports center in Zhukovsky, before moving to Germany to train with Nina Bratchikova
Favorite hobby is drawing, and her favorite artist is Vincent Van Gogh - particularly 'self-portrait with a severed ear'
She owns two dogs - a Yorkshire Terrier and a Parson Russell - named Tutsi and Enya, and a parrot called Boy
Also likes to listen to alternative rock music, particularly the band Skillet
Plays
Right-Handed
Career High
39
Height
5' 10'' (1.78m)
Birthday
Aug 2, 2000August 2, 2000
Birthplace
Moscow, Russia
Career Highlights
SINGLES
Finalist (1): 2023 - Austin.
ADDITIONAL
France Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2023-24
Career in Review
Began the year at a career high ranking of No.39 and a strong opening result at Auckland with quarterfinal (l. Gauff). Posted her best Grand Slam result to date with R16 at Roland Garros (l. M.Andreeva) and reached semifinals at WTA 125s Paris (l. Shnaider) and Hong Kong (l. Tauson)
Stand out results of 2023 were achieving runner-up at Austin and two quarterfinals, firstly on clay at Strasbourg (l. Svitolina) and then on grass at Bad Homburg (l. Bronzetti). Also advanced to R16 at both Indian Wells (as qualifier, l. eventual champion Rybakina) and Miami (as qualifier, l. eventual champion Kvitova). Top ranking of the season of No. 40 was achieved on August 7, 2023.
Best results of 2022 were runs to QF at Chennai (l. eventual champion Fruhvirtova) and 3r at Roland Garros (l. Mertens). Also reached 2r on four occasions
Second Top 100 season in 2021 finishing the year at No.79, in a season highlighted by making her WTA SF debut at Chicago 250 and posting a career-best 14 main draw match wins
Highlight of 2020 campaign was 3r showing at US Open (l. Martic); in 2r recovered from 6-1 5-1 down, saving 4MP to upset No.44 Mladenovic
Ended 2019 at No.105, nearly 300 places up from her 2018 finish after a campaign in which she posted a 70-26 win-loss record, lifting five titles on the ITF Circuit, including at $60K Valencia and $60K Saint-Malo
Recorded first WTA victory during 2r run at 2019 Washington DC (as qualifier, d. Blinkova, l. Hsieh)
Fell 1r on WTA debut (main draw and qualifying) at 2019 Lausanne (as qualifier, l. X.Han), while made Grand Slam qualifying debut at US Open later that summer
During 2018 season, won second ITF Circuit title of career at $15k/Antalya-TUR and reached three other QFs at this level
On ITF Circuit, winner of seven singles titles
Played first professional events of career on ITF Circuit in Egypt in 2016
Contested Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open as a junior, with best result a 3r run at 2016 Wimbledon
